Overview
Kitae Hong was appointed as a judge in 1991 and served as a judge and research judge at courts of various levels. After retiring as a presiding judge of the Seoul High Court in 2013, Mr. Hong joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and handled various important litigation cases for 7 years. In 2020, he was appointed as the president of the Judicial Policy Research Institute under the Supreme Court of Korea and contributed to research on the judicial system and trial system and improvement of trial practice for three years. Thereafter, in 2023, he rejoined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC.
Based on rich knowledge and experience as a judge and knowledge of trends in judicial practice and trials acquired as the president of the Judicial Policy Research Institute, Mr. Hong focuses on general civil and criminal cases as well as financial, construction, commercial, constitutional, administrative, and environmental litigation.
Related Practices
- General Civil Disputes
- Criminal Defense Litigation
- Construction & Real Estate Disputes
- Capital Markets & Financial Investment Litigation
- Constitutional Litigation
- Administrative Litigation
- Environment
- Technology, Media & Telecommunication
- Serious accident prevention response center
- Constitutional Complaint against a Court Decision Task Force
Representative Experience
2023-Present
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2020-2023
President, Judicial Policy Research Institute
2013-2020
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2011-2013
Presiding Judge, Seoul Hight Court
2010-2011
Presiding Judge, Busan Hight Court
2008-2010
Presiding Judge, Seoul Central District Court
2007-2008
Chief Judge, Gunsan Branch of Jeonju District Court
2003-2007
Director of Judicial Policy, National Court Administration
2001-2003
Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea
1999-2001
Constitution Research Officer, Constitutional Court
1994-1995
Visiting Scholar, University of Munich, Germany
1991-1999
Judge, Seoul District Court, Daegu High Court and other courts of various levels
1988-1991
Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force
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2022-Present
Visiting Professor, Seoul National University School of Law
2016-2018
Member, Committee on Policies for Relief from Environmental Damage, Ministry of Environment
2014
Member, Advisory Committee for Constitutional Reform, National Assembly
2006
Member, Special Subcommittee for Amendment of Administrative Litigation Act, Ministry of Justice
Representative Matters
Represented a company in a civil lawsuit concerning a share acquisition price
Represented an accounting firm in a civil lawsuit filed on account of its poor accounting audit
Represented a defense company in a civil lawsuit concerning the price of its products, etc.
Represented an association member in a civil lawsuit concerning the nullity of the client's election as the association’s head, etc.
Represented several different religious organizations, including a large Christian denomination and Buddhist order, in their respective civil lawsuits
Represented a transportation company in its related various civil lawsuits
Represented a private educational institute in a civil lawsuit concerning its lecturers moving to other institutes, etc.
Handled a variety of civil lawsuits concerning the Yongsan development project
Handled a civil lawsuit concerning the Eunpyeong New Town development project
Handled a damage lawsuit seeking payment of construction costs and defect-caused damages
Handled civil and administrative lawsuits concerning waste issues
Handled administrative lawsuits concerning carbon credit disputes
Represented a client in a civil lawsuit concerning cement particles
Represented a client in a lawsuit for damages caused by reflected lights
Represented a bank and securities firm in their respective civil lawsuits concerning investment losses associated with the funds respectively operated by them
Represented a bank in a civil lawsuit concerning its interest rate
Represented a telecommunications company in its administrative lawsuit seeking cancellation of a rectification order issued by the Korea Communications Commission
Represented a telecommunications company in a civil lawsuit concerning the leakage of some of its collected personal information
Represented a broadcasting company in a criminal lawsuit concerning the divulgence by one of its officials of trade secrets
Represented a high-ranking public servant, local government head, public corporation official, etc. on the bribery-related criminal lawsuits filed respectively against them
Represented a company's CEO and other executives in a criminal lawsuit concerning their embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duties, etc.
Represented two different companies in a criminal lawsuit concerning issues governed by the Korean Serious Accidents Punishment Act and a criminal lawsuit concerning issues governed by the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Act, respectively
Represented a lawmaker in a criminal lawsuit concerning the client's violation of the Korean Public Officials Election Act
Represented a client in a criminal lawsuit concerning a trade secret infringement
Education
1988
Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1986
Seoul National University (LL.M.)
1984
Seoul National University (LL.B.)
Selected Activities
Awards
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific - Leading Individual (2024)
Qualifications
1988
Korea
Awards and Recognition
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Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 - Leading Individual
Practice Areas
- General Civil Disputes
- Criminal Defense Litigation
- Construction & Real Estate Disputes
- Capital Markets & Financial Investment Litigation
- Constitutional Litigation
- Administrative Litigation
- Environment
- Technology, Media & Telecommunication
- Serious accident prevention response center
- Constitutional Complaint against a Court Decision Task Force
Awards and Recognition
-
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 - Leading Individual
